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Description:
GNU revision control system

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: version-control gnu development legacy file-management

Install: brew install rcs

About:
Rcs is the GNU Revision Control System, a lightweight tool for managing file revisions. It excels at versioning individual files or small projects, storing deltas to efficiently track changes. Its primary value is in simple, local version control without the overhead of distributed systems.

Key Features:

Manages revisions of individual files
Efficient delta storage for space saving
Simple command-line interface
Lightweight and self-contained

Use Cases:

Versioning configuration files and scripts
Managing documentation and source code history
Embedded systems with limited storage

Alternatives:

Git – Distributed system with branching/merging; heavier than Rcs
Subversion – Centralized client-server model; supports directories

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 11, 2025 7:46am		0	VERSION_BUMP	3c7152cc